In utility area of house by base of wall and also coming out of skirting board to a lesser extent. They look like large pasta shells.
Only in the house a few months. Bubbling of plaster started a few weeks after moving in (and a bad smell) and mushrooms very recently. I think it's caused by water from a small fire that the previous owners had a few weeks before we moved in. (We had the house surveyed before the fire and no problems then). They replaced a back door, repainted and invited us to inspect. All seemed fine at the time but having these problems now.
What kind of a tradesman should I get in to deal with this? Plasterer? Carpenter? Other?
In the meantime is there anything we can/should do to prevent it getting worse and spreading?
Pull off the mushroom growths before they release any mold spores?
Treat with some kind of antifungal treatment?
Try to dry out the area with a dehumidifier?
Only in the house a few months. Bubbling of plaster started a few weeks after moving in (and a bad smell) and mushrooms very recently. I think it's caused by water from a small fire that the previous owners had a few weeks before we moved in. (We had the house surveyed before the fire and no problems then). They replaced a back door, repainted and invited us to inspect. All seemed fine at the time but having these problems now.
What kind of a tradesman should I get in to deal with this? Plasterer? Carpenter? Other?
In the meantime is there anything we can/should do to prevent it getting worse and spreading?
Pull off the mushroom growths before they release any mold spores?
Treat with some kind of antifungal treatment?
Try to dry out the area with a dehumidifier?